Most of it is because the land was clear cut about 20 years ago. The first 10 years were awesome. A tree stand on the edge and it was like hunting over a crop field. Then it grew up thick. The critters still love it. Food and cover in the same place. You should see all the rubs in there. Anywhere there is a clearing, it's dominated by blueberry bushes. Thicker still, but good food. The areas that are two rocky to have logged are all mountain laurel. That's awesome cover. We do have a few groves of mature hemlocks. You can see a good 50-75 yards in there, but deer and bear stay out of the more open areas until it gets dark.

When I was up in Canada, it reminded me of our place. Up there, they call it "The Bush". But it's the same stuff. Mostly black and white birch, beech, maple, hemlock and a few various other trees. All between 1 and 6 inches in diameter.

One benefit to the difficulty of hunting there - deer get old and big. If you find one, it could be the big pay-off.